 Poster: A snowHead
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Resort: Tignes Les Lac
Country: France
Domain: Espace Killy
Author: Sabreboy
Date: February 2011
Our holiday: Annual holiday for 8 people.
Basics : Squeasyjet to Geneva - OK, Ski 4 Fun Transfers - excellent service from Marcus - did exactly what and when they promised to, a good price as we filled the minibus with 8 people. The custom timing allowed us to get an extra day and a half skiing in.
Lift system : Massive, mostly quick, and a few free lifts for beginners.
The terrain : Lots & lots. Ok beginner slopes to start learning on, but to get the large "green" bowl requires a full area pass. Mrs Sabreboy was happy with her blue and green cruising. The rest of us enjoyed some quieter pistes and areas, as well as skidding down a couple of icy blacks.
The snow : Despite there having been no fresh snow for 5 weeks, the pistes were in good condition and the snow cannons had been on. A few (steeper pistes) were very hard and icy at times, but overall we were very impressed with the work done by the piste bashers each night.
Off-piste : Enjoyed Bar Loop for apre ski, full of Brits, Aussies and Kiwis.
The resort : Not the prettiest, but didn't put us off. Plenty of ski shops, didn't make it to the swimming pool.
Food : Coffee was 3.50 Euros in any mountainside cafe, whether top quality or dishwater. Very good meal at Edelweiss above Val d'Isere but pricey (no great surprise there). Some very nice bars & restaraunts with real French people in them too.
Accommodation : Chalet La Tourne with The Tignes Chalet Company , good service, excellent food, ok location, ok rooms, good price, ugly building.
Ski Hire : Tignes Spirit had good service, collect you by minibus if required or deliver to your chalet. Appear to be well set up for boarders however we were left a little underwhelmed by the Head TT60 as a gold level piste ski (they had no Platinum piste skis).
Lessons : Mrs Sabreboy had group lessons with Evolution 2 , she was very happy with her weeks learning and skiing with Jeff. The rest of us had lessons with Ultimate Snowsports . Our beginner loved her class wtih Matt. We learned lots with a couple of private lessons with Fred and thoroughly enjoyed our day off-piste with Fred able to find some fun snow to play in despite the lack of fresh snowfall.
Costs: Quite pricey, but a bit cheaper than Val d'Isere. Worth it.
Conclusion: Loved it, can't wait to go skiing again. Wish I had taken private lessons on previous trips - it really has improved me to a better level of Standard British Skiier. Tignes has some lovely places to eat & fine wines to drink. Chalet was cracking value and I would recommend it. I can imagine the resort turning into a playground with a bit of fresh snow.
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